MICRORADICLE

Cultivars / Cut flowers

Griffithii

Bupleurum · Bupleurum rotundifolium

Plant in engine

DTM

70 d

92 d occupancy · moderate

Rows

3

6 in in-row

Density

6

plants / bed-ft

Yield

7

stems / bed-ft

Direct $/ft

$6.93

$1.10 / stem

30 in bed · cross sectionscale 1:8 · looking east
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Cut flower protocol

Filler · 20 in stem

Support netting
None — self-supporting
Pinch
Do not pinch
Harvest stage
½ open · every 5 d
Stem yield
4 / plant · 7 / bed-ft
Pulse
Plain cold water · vase 8 d
DTM on this sheet
70 d field-to-cut

Propagation

Method
Direct or transplant
Cell size
128s
Nursery lead
28 d
Germination
10 d
Germ temp
55°F – 75°F (opt 65°F)
Seed spacing
1½ in

Field geometry · 30 in

Bed width
30 in
Rows / bed
3
In-row
6 in
Seed spacing
1½ in
Plants / linear ft
6
Plants / 50 ft
300

Timeline

DTM from field
70 d
Holding
12 d
Occupancy
92 d
Multicut
yes · 3 cuts · 5 d
Fall photoperiod
×1
Frost hardiness
Moderate

Yield & revenue

Sales unit
stem
Units / bed-ft
7
Avg unit wt
0 lb
Target lb / bed-ft
0.2 lb
Cull rate
10%
Wholesale / Direct
$0.55 / $1.10

Irrigation

Drip lines / bed
2
Emitter spacing
8 in
Emitter GPH
0.42
Weekly water
0.85 in
GPH / 50 ft
63
Gal / week · 50 ft
66.2

Soil extraction

Fertility demand
Light
N / 100 bed-ft
1 lb
P / 100 bed-ft
0.25 lb
K / 100 bed-ft
1.5 lb
N-P-K / 50 ft
0.5 / 0.1 / 0.8 lb
Family
Apiaceae

On this farm · 50 ft block

Season window
2026-03-25 → 2026-10-16
First greenhouse
2026-02-25
First harvest
2026-06-03
Successions that fit
2 · every 21 d
Bed-ft for 50 lb
265 ft
Seed for 50 ft
353 seeds · 300 plants
Wholesale / Direct · 50 ft
$173.25 / $346.50

Notes

Griffithii. Chartreuse umbel filler. Cut as flowers open. Cool-season.

Companions

basil · dill · alyssum

Avoid

fennel